Academic Calendar

FALL TERM

27 Aug. Mon. Orientation for all new students begins
28 Aug. Tues. Registration for all new students.
3 Sept. Mon. Labor Day.
4 Sept. Tues. Registration for returning students. First-term small groups meet.
5 Sept. Wed. Fall term begins, 8:10 a.m. Classes begin, 8:10 a.m.
Add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m.
12 Sept. Wed. Add/drop period closes, 4:30 p.m.
4 Oct. Thurs. Fall recess begins, 6 p.m.
5 Oct. Fri. No classes will meet.
8 Oct. Mon. No classes will meet.
9 Oct. Tues. Classes resume, 8:10 a.m.
16 Nov. Fri. Thanksgiving recess begins, 6 p.m.
26 Nov. Mon. Classes resume, 8:10 a.m.
12 Dec. Wed. Only Friday classes will meet.
13 Dec. Thurs. Only Monday classes will meet.
13 Dec. Thurs. Thirteen-week classes end.
14 - 20 Dec. Fri. - Thurs. Makeup dates for thirteen week classes.
20 Dec. Thurs. Fourteen-week classes end; winter recess begins, 6 p.m.
2013
7 Jan. Mon. Recess ends; examination period begins, 9 a.m.
17 Jan. Thurs. Examination period ends; fall term ends, 5:00 p.m.

SPRING TERM

22 Jan. Tues. Spring term classes begin, 8:10 a.m.; registration for all students.
23 Jan. Wed. Add/drop period begins, 8:30 a.m.
30 Jan. Wed. Add/drop period closes, 4:30 p.m.
15 Mar. Fri. Spring recess begins, 6 p.m.
25 Mar. Mon. Spring recess ends; classes resume, 8:10 a.m.
29 Apr. Mon. Classes end.
6 May Mon. Examination period begins, 9 a.m.
13 May Mon. Scheduled examinations end, 5 p.m.
16 May Thurs. Self-scheduled examinations end, 5 p.m.
17 May Fri. Rescheduled examinations end; spring term ends, 5 p.m.
20 May Mon. UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT
29 May Wed. Degrees voted by faculty.

Labor Day is on September 3, 2012.
Rosh Hashanah is on September 17-18, 2012 (beginning at sundown on September 16).
Yom Kippur is on September 26, 2012 (beginning at sundown on September 25).
YLS Alumni Weekend is October 19-21, 2012.